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Hi Val

If she has no infection, then the other common cause, particularly in spayed adult females) is urinary incontinence. This happens when the sphincter controlling outflow from the bladder is weak and the dog can't actually control the leakage of urine.

If that is the case, then there are a couple of medications that can help by tightening the sphincter and controlling urine leakage. I don't know what the tablets from your vet were but if they didn't help, then there may be alternatives.

There is further information here:

http://www.petplace.com/dogs/urinary-incontinence-in-dogs/page1.aspx

In some cases, the cause can be behavioral but in my experience, that's a lot less common than sphincter incontinence.

Speak to your vet about trying a different medication, but in the meantime, try not to reprimand her as it's quite likely she can't help it.

All the best

Rosie

Expert:	Dr Rosie Brown
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Answered:	10/13/2008

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16 years experience in small animal practice. Dog obedience and agility trainer.